
GÖKTÜRK-2
GÖKTÜRK-2
The GÖKTÜRK-2 Program has been funded by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and conducted by the Turkish Aerospace & TUBITAK Space team under the coordination of Ministry of National Defense between 2007-2012.
The GÖKTÜRK-2 System and mission have been indigenously designed by Turkish engineers. In the framework of the Project, Turkish Aerospace has performed the following activities regarding the GÖKTÜRK-2 Satellite;
- Structural System design, analysis, manufacturing and test
- Thermal Control System design, analysis, integration and test
- Attitude and Orbit Control System design, integration and test
- System accommodation design
- Harness design, manufacturing and test
- Attitude and Orbit Control interface unit design, manufacturing, qualification, integration and test
- Assembly of all Satellite Models (* 1SQM, 2QM, 3FM)
- Mass properties measurement of all Satellite Models (SQM, QM, FM) at TAI AIT Facilities
- Structural tests (static, vibration, acoustic) of all Satellite Models (SQM, QM, FM)
- Commissioning of the Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVC) established at TAI AIT Facilities
- Thermal tests of the Satellite Qualification Model and Flight Model (at TAI TVC)
- Alignment measurements of the Satellite Models (QM, FM)
- Deployment tests of Solar Panels for the Satellite Models (QM, FM)
- Management of Satellite and Launch Vehicle compatibility
- Separation test of the Satellite (QM)
- Satellite FM integration and functional tests
- Integrated Logistics Support
- Indigenous development of thermal analysis software
GALLERY
GÖKTÜRK-2
Turkey's first High Resolution Remote Sensing Satellite GÖKTÜRK-2 has been transported from Turkish Aerospace (Ankara) to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 23, 2012 and launched on December 18, 2012 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China with a LM-2D Launcher. The first signal from GÖKTÜRK-2 has been received at 17:39 (UTC) in the Tromsø Satellite Station, northern Norway. After the completion of the early orbit phase, the images taken by GÖKTÜRK-2 have been received by the ground station in Ankara.
As of December 2018, 2013; GÖKTÜRK-2 completed it's 6th year in space with more than 30.000 passes. The satellite is still under the operation of Turkish Air Forces from Ankara/Turkey Ground Station.
Technical Specifications of the GÖKTÜRK-2 Satellite :
Orbit |
Sun Synchronous |
Altitude |
~ 700 km |
Period |
~ 98 minutes |
Daily Ground Station Contact |
~ 40 minutes (day + night) |
Coverage |
Global Coverage |
Revisit Time |
Average 2,5 days |
Mass |
< 409 kg. |
Image Storage Capacity |
8 GB + 32 GB (scientific) |
Resolution (PAN) |
2,5 m |
Resolution (MS) |
5,0 m |
Life Time |
5 year |
* 1 SQM: Structural Qualification Model, 2 QM: Qualification Model, 3 FM: Flight Model